The nearest town was Melville which had the railroad station and post office. The first car was a "Case" owned by Ed Johnson.
At first this area was called Johnson Township but when it was organized into a civil township the name was changed to Bucephalia, a name which was already being used by the school district.
Several stories of where the name Bucephalia came from have come up. One is that there was a settler by that name. (Any records that have been researched have not found such a settler).
Another story (One person said it was a German, another that it was a Norwegian) is that a man was riding a horse by a name of Buce. As he was riding through the township Buce died. He said "Bucephalia" which meant, "Buce, you failed me!" (Be it German or Norwegian!)
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 1885